I've auditioned the musiland and price is so reasonable w/o compromise in SQ. I'm getting one also.
I wouldn't say without compromise, pero it's excellent for the price. I can still think of many better solutions, but they just cost far more. The measured performance is better than what most systems can deliver, kaya supposedly imperceptible ang contributed noise or distortion niya in most cases. Depende na lang sa buyer if the sound character works for him/her or his/her system.
One thing that really works in favor of Musiland is that it uses the Bulk Transfer mode, which guarantees data delivery. Any other USB DAC or interface that I know of utilizes Isochronous Transfers, which makes them more prone to skipping a beat when you're doing something else in the computer (or using other USB devices). If setup properly, the only time the Musiland units should fail in delivering continuous output is when you're saturating the USB bandwidth (like if you're copying gigs of data to/from an external USB drive). Despite this, a work-around is possible, in the form of connecting it to another root hub (most computers have at least two).
